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old age vs autumn years

autumn years vs old age

old age and autumn years both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
old age Yes No No No
autumn years Yes No No No
As nouns, autumn years is a hyponym of old age; that is, autumn years is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than old age:
  • old age: a late time of life
  • autumn years: (literary) the later years of one's life, especially after one has finished their career.
Other hyponyms of old age include dotage, second childhood, senility, decrepitude.
old age (noun) autumn years (noun)
a late time of life (literary) the later years of one's life, especially after one has finished their career.
Difference between old age and autumn years

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